FIITJEE to conduct test for awarding ‘IIT Genius’ title

To celebrate 25 years of its establishment in June 2017, FIITJEE will conduct a test across India on February 5 to award ‘IIT Genius’ title. Ten students each from Class VIII, IX, X & XI will be bestowed with the honour of IIT 

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Genius title and get their education at any IIT-sponsored by FIITJEE. The scholarship will cover all institutional expenses, including hostel, tuition fee, books fee and reasonable personal expenses.

One doesn’t have to be a FIITJEE student to avail this scholarship and award or even join a course at FIITJEE after the award. Selection of students will be based on IIT Genius Test followed by interview where top 30 students from each Class VIII, IX, X, & XI will be called for interview at Delhi/Hyderabad. The last date to register for the test is February 2. Students aspiring to take the test can get their registrations done either by paper application mode or go for online payment mode (log on to www.fiitjeelogin.com). The final result will be announced on February 23. 

For more details, please log on to www.iitgenius.com.

Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation M. Venkaiah Naidu releases  the Government of India Calendar-2017 with the theme “Mera Desh Badal Raha Hai, Aage Badh Raha Hai”, in New Delhi on December 22, 2016. Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Col Rajyavardhan Rathore, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Ajay Mittal, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Rajiv Gauba, and Director General, Registrar of Newspapers for India, SM Khan are also seen.

BHEL awarded for excellence in R&D, technology adoption

BHEL has been adjudged as the best PSE in research & development by an independent jury among all state and Central public sector enterprises. The Governance Now PSU Award 2016 for Excellence in R&D was presented to Atul Sobti, CMD, BHEL, by Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. In addition, BHEL bagged the award in the category of excellence in technology adoption.

HUDCO bags Governance Now PSU Award 2016

Dr M Ravi Kanth, CMD, HUDCO, received the Governance Now PSU Award 2016 from Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Babul Supriyo, Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, and Jitendra Kapoor, legendary actor, who was the guest of honour at the award function. The ‘value growth award’ was conferred on HUDCO for being a growth-oriented company.  

Northern Railway to provide walkie-talkies to constables

Sanjay Kishore, Chief Security Commissioner, Northern Railway, held the annual press conference in New Delhi on January 6. It was held as per the directives of Minister for Railways. Shashi Kumar, Sr. Divisional Security Commissioner, East, Delhi Division, and Santosh Chandran, Sr. Divisional Security Commissioner, West, Delhi Division, were also present on the occasion. 

Reviewing the measures undertaken by the Railway Protection Force for safer travel during the recent years, Kishore briefed the media about various initiatives taken to tackle new problems of crime, especially in the online ticketing segment, child trafficking cases and drug dealers and border smuggling etc. Citing Northern Railway’s General Manager’s proposed plan to provide hand-held metal detectors, motorcycle and walkie-talkies at the level of constables, he said this would equip the force better especially those posted at outposts.  He said increasing the use of dependable Security Helpline 182 by railway passengers would help thwart crime in a timely manner and would also dispense with the need of escorts on all trains in a significant way. 

He said the RPF of approximately 8,000 personnel handle a wide range of duties ranging from protecting and safeguarding Railway property, removing obstructions in the movement of railway property and escorting over 200 trains on Northern Railway as well in crime control. In view of the special security concerns in the Kashmir valley, the RPF escort all the trains running in the section as well as deal with all exigent situations arising from time to time.   Safety and security of women and children remains top most in the agenda of the RPF/Northern Railway. Bhairavi and Virangana in Delhi and Vaishali teams in Firozpur are specially constituted women RPF teams which are playing an active role in curbing crime against women.